Dear Father

Whether I have answered your last or not I do not x. I was much x with it x x x sending Sidney to Union College. Had you not better send him to Hamilton College which is very pleasantly situated in an excellent neighborhood x x x x of Schenectady. xx to the expectations of Dr. Baccus as superior to none. He is a greatly good man. xxxx

I think the arthritis which xx you has been xx you on the 14 June. Mr Wattau of xx writes me "Been to Mesr B and JR Bleecker of x with directions to send them to Poughkeepsie, but x informs as yet they wouldn't x xx by a steam boat. Let me know if they agree with the inventory. You will have to send them a Rect from the amount, as I stated in a former letter. Can you get the note collected? I have paid almost every debt xxx [refers to clearing up the estate of Henry's son, Henry Welles Livingston, who died on the way back from taking Arthur's daughter to visit his sister in Boston.]

We are all well. My son Sam is on board the flotilla at Lake Champlain, & commands Galley N4. He seems much pleased with his commander. A fight is expected. On L Ontario the Br have